Nelly Furtado

Like Danny and a lot of folks, I was stunned to hear that Electronic Arts was making Celebrity Sports Showdown. I mean, really, how can a game like this exist? Why would it exist? What would possess Fergie and Nelly Furtado, pictured above, to lend their likeness to a game like this?

I swear they must have gotten a sweet deal. EA must have tossed around a lot of money. But after playing the title at the EA Studio Showcase. I can see the reason for the celebrities though I remain skeptical of the game.

Sports Showdown is a Wii party title in the best sense of the word. It pits rocks vs. jocks (and some other EA alumni) in 12 events that are easy to play with simple motions. The style is simple and fun, but it’s nothing revolutionary for the genre.